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Injuries to the Hand from Dog Bites

From the Department of Plastic Surgery, Queen Victoria Hospital, East Grinstead, UK

Correspondence: H. J. C. R. Belcher FRCS(Plast), Department of Plastic Surgery, Queen Victoria Hospital NHS Trust, Holtye Road, East Grinstead, West Sussex RH19 3DZ, UK.

A review of dog bite injuries referred to one surgeon over a 12 month period demonstrated a significant association between a delay in referral and a prolonged period of subsequent in-patient treatment. Two patients sustained injuries when delivering material through a letter-box.

Journal of Hand Surgery (British and European Volume), Vol. 25, No. 1, 26-28 (2000)
DOI: 10.1054/jhsb.1999.0320


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